motivation/inspiration How to be motivated again

How to be motivated again

Everything should run smoothly again by now, shouldn’t it? We have a little more space now the Universities have opened up again and with the Coronapas social life becomes a bit easier. It seems a little bit back to normal in many ways. So probably you think you should be…

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motivation/inspiration Do you dare to ask for help or do you struggle as many PhD students do.

Do you dare to ask for help?

Vraagverlegenheid, a great Dutch word that entails the following according to Researchers of the University of Leiden: a person experiencing possible obstacles and reluctance when asking for help. Many PhD students suffer from this ‘not daring to ask syndrome’ and have the idea that I should be able to do…

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handy sources Podcasts are a great way to explore, discover and learn.

A podcast!

Podcasts offer great opportunities to develop oneself, to relax, to explore and discover. I listed an overview of some interesting podcasts in this blog. More tips for podcasts Roy Meijer, Science Information Officer at TU Delft, also composed a great list of science podcasts. PhD Talk Podcast And: a while…

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